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THREE SENATORS DUMP PDP FOR APC
Three Senators, including a principal officer, elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, notified the Senate of their decision to join the ruling All Progressives Congress. The senators are: the Minority Whip, Sahabi Ya’u (Zamfara North); Peter Nwaoboshi (Delta North); and Lawal Anka (Zamfara West). The lawmakers made their decision to dump…
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OUR GOVERNORS BEING FORCED INTO APC, SAYS SECONDUS
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus has accused the Federal Government of coaxing governors on the party’s platform into joining the All Progressives Congress. Secondus said this at a media briefing in Abuja, on Tuesday. He expressed disappointment that the APC which had nothing to show for its over six years…
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NO HARM SHOULD BEFALL NNAMDI KANU, IPOB WARNS FG
Barely 24 hours after his arrest was made public, the Indigenous People of Biafra on Wednesday, warned that nothing must happen to its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The organisation which said Kanu was kidnapped by the government agents promised to “expose details of his abduction later”. Spokesperson for IPOB, Emma Powerful, said these in a statement…
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21-YEAR-OLD UNILAG STUDENT ARRESTED OVER MURDER OF SUPER TV CEO
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 21-year-old Chidinma for allegedly killing the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga, in the Lekki area of the state. Hakeem Odumosu, Lagos state Commissioner of Police, affirmed Chidinma is an undergraduate of the University of Lagos, adding that she had confessed to committing the crime. Chidinma was…
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NIGERIA SPENDS $6.2bn TO TREAR ONE MILLION HIV PATIENT IN 13 YEARS
The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Aliyu Gambo, has said that Nigeria has spent about $6.2bn in identifying and treating close to one million HIV patients in Nigeria. He disclosed this on Wednesday during the launch of the national domestic resource mobilisation and sustainability strategy in Abuja. He said; “Between…
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KANO CJ APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF 34 SHARIA COURT JUDGES
The Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Nura Sagir, has approved the appointment of 34 additional Sharia Court Judges in the state. The Kano State Judiciary Spokesman, Mr Baba Jibo-Ibrahim, said this in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano, on Thursday. According to the statement, the approval was sequel to the success in the aptitude…
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BABA IJESHA PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO RAPE ALLEGATION IN COURT
Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, has pleaded not guilty to the offence of sexually assaulting a minor. Baba Ijesha, who wore a white hooded jacket and a mask and was chained to another criminal suspect as he arrived before a Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos…
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ASUU STRIKE LOOMS FOLLOWING FG PLAN TO REMOVE 3,000 STAFF FROM PAYROLL
The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, (SSANU), has advised the Federal Government to withdraw the circular directing that workers of the Staff schools should not be captured in the 2022 budget. The President of SSANU, Mr Mohammed Haruna, gave the advice while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Abuja He threatened that the…
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TINUBU IS UNDER INVESTIGATION- EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating former Governor of Lagos and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, according to the Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Abdulrasheed Bawa. Questioned by ThisDay on why Tinubu hasn’t been arrested for alleged corruption, Bawa said: “You asked me a question earlier about…
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TWITTER BAN: SERAP SUES BUHARI, LAI MOHAMMED
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sued the Federal Government and the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, at the Federal High Court in Abuja over the directive to all broadcast stations in the country to suspend the use of Twitter. The National Broadcasting Commission had given the directive following the suspension…